Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Buhari Reportedly Bars AIT from Covering His Activities

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari‘s security operatives have reportedly barred the television crew of African Independent Television (AIT) from covering his activities.

According to Punch, the security team cited “adverse security reports and ethical issues as reasons for their action.”

The AIT crew was said to have been informed of the directive on Monday when they visited Defence House,
venue of a meeting between Buhari and a visiting Cuban delegation, led
by its Ambassador to Nigeria. The crew was reportedly asked to leave the
vicinity “until further notice.”

Speaking to newsmen off the record, one of the members of the the crew said, “Yes,
we were told but we cannot just leave; we have a job to do. In any
case, we have not been officially informed about what we have done
wrong.”